Fossilized dung from a dinosaur ancestor yields a new beetle species

Ancient feces could contain more details about life long ago than previously thought

illustration of the head of an ancient insect-eating reptile

Scientists found never-before-seen beetles by analyzing ancient poo likely from an insect-eating relative of dinosaurs called Silesaurus opolensis (illustrated).

Małgorzata Czaja

In a fossilized chunk of ancient reptilian poo, scientists have uncovered complete specimens of a new beetle species.